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The Big Chill

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1983

105 minutes (1 hrs 45 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Lawrence Kasdan

Starring

Tom Berenger · Glenn Close · Jeff Goldblum · William Hurt · Kevin Kline · Mary Kay Place

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 30th September 1983

Canada release: 30th September 1983

Argentina release: 23rd February 1984

Box Office Quickview

US box office

Box Office debut: 30th Sep '83
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: $3.7 Million
Total chart weeks: 18

Chart position history

UK box office

US box office

30 Sep, 1983
1

7 Oct, 1983
2

14 Oct, 1983
2

21 Oct, 1983
3

28 Oct, 1983
4

4 Nov, 1983
4

11 Nov, 1983
1

18 Nov, 1983
2

25 Nov, 1983
3

2 Dec, 1983
3

9 Dec, 1983
7

6 Jan, 1984
10

13 Jan, 1984
10

20 Jan, 1984
10

27 Jan, 1984
11

3 Feb, 1984
15

10 Feb, 1984
14

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£0

US total gross
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$56.4 Million

Global total gross
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$56.4 Million

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First viewed:
28th Mar 2026

Last viewed:
22nd May 2026

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‘Clueless,’ ‘The Karate Kid,’ ‘Glory,’ ‘The Big Chill,’ ‘High Society,’ ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ Enter the National Film Registry The Hollywood Reporter Thu, 29th January 2026

The Big Chill at 40: rewatching the defining ensemble film of the 1980s The Guardian Tue, 23rd May 2023

1983 Classic Nostalgia-Driven Film Named in Best Rock Movies of All Time Parade Mon, 27th April 2026

'The Big Chill,' about U-M grads, added to National Film Registry Detroit Free Press Thu, 29th January 2026